Frankfurt chairman Heribert Bruchhagen cut a relieved figure after the game, finding thanks for all involved in the season.

He even thanked former coach Armin Veh for "being willing to leave" mid-season and make space for young Croatian coach Nico Kovac.

In a match that was short on cast-iron scoring chances, Frankfurt were able to hold the lead despite some late attacking changes from Nuremberg.

Niclas Füllkrug spurned possibly the best late shot at an equalizer, failing to make proper contact with his left foot from close range and missing the target altogether.

Playing without suspended Marco Russ, and with Alex Meier benched, Frankfurt went into the game below full strength.

An early injury to Marc Stendera in midfield only deepened coach Kovac's difficulties. Soon thereafter, 12 minutes in, former Freiburg talent Julian Kerk skied a good chance for Nuremberg - but it was the second division side's best look of the opening half.

More of the action revolved around Raphael Schäfer's Nuremberg goal, with second-half scorer Seferovic missing the target with both his head and his left leg before half time.

Szabolcs Huszti also stung Schäfer's gloves before the break. Alex Meier joined the fray in the second half for the final half hour, but had little role in the goal that fell within 10 minutes of him coming on.

After Gacinovic skinned Brecko and then put his low cross through another defender's legs, leaving only the simplest of tap-ins for Seferovic, Nuremberg were forced to go aggressive.

Having taken a draw with Frankfurt at home, the second division side had seemed happy with the prospect of promotion via a goalless draw for the first hour of the game.

Even this, and later the addition of defender Even Hovland as an extra target man in attack, did little to force chances threatening Frankfurt's lead.

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Change it here DW. COM has chosen English as your language setting. Kovac threw top scorer Alex Meier into the mix for the final half-hour, and his presence in the home box helped Eintracht spend the rest of the game camped out in the opposition half.

Fabian had a late penalty claim waved away by referee Christian Dingert and it ended Without the Serbian winger Gacinovic Eintracht would be down.

The year-old covered the most ground for Frankfurt Eintracht have looked significantly more disciplined since Kovac took the helm, but with goal top scorer Meier increasingly injured and already four months past his 33rd birthday, it's clear Die Adler need to strengthen in the summer if they are to avoid a similar scare next season.

Seferovic's goal was only his fourth of the season. The Switzerland striker scored ten last term. It was the first time in minutes that Schäfer had conceded a home goal in a play-off after clean sheets in and Frankfurt completed passes to Nürnberg's Frankfurt have won their last three matches at Nürnberg's Grundig Stadion.

It was only Nürnberg's second defeat in 18 home games this season. Summary Seferovic's goal was just his fourth of the season.

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We use cookies to improve our service for you. You can find more information in our data protection declaration. Eintracht Frankfurt will remain in the Bundesliga next season, after besting promotion hopefuls Nuremberg over two legs.

Haris Seferovic scored Monday's decisive goal, keeping Nico Kovac's crew afloat. Third-bottom in the Bundesliga trumps third in Germany's second division, for the sixth time in eight years since the German "relegation game" was resurrected in Eintracht Frankfurt won a tense affair in Nuremberg on Monday, on the back of a rare moment of inspiration down the left flank.

Haris Seferovic profited from the silky step-over skills of Mijat Gacinovic, who wormed free to cross low and find the Swiss international.

Frankfurt chairman Heribert Bruchhagen cut a relieved figure after the game, finding thanks for all involved in the season.

He even thanked former coach Armin Veh for "being willing to leave" mid-season and make space for young Croatian coach Nico Kovac. In a match that was short on cast-iron scoring chances, Frankfurt were able to hold the lead despite some late attacking changes from Nuremberg.

Niclas Füllkrug spurned possibly the best late shot at an equalizer, failing to make proper contact with his left foot from close range and missing the target altogether.

Playing without suspended Marco Russ, and with Alex Meier benched, Frankfurt went into the game below full strength. An early injury to Marc Stendera in midfield only deepened coach Kovac's difficulties.

Soon thereafter, 12 minutes in, former Freiburg talent Julian Kerk skied a good chance for Nuremberg - but it was the second division side's best look of the opening half.

More of the action revolved around Raphael Schäfer's Nuremberg goal, with second-half scorer Seferovic missing the target with both his head and his left leg before half time.

Szabolcs Huszti also stung Schäfer's gloves before the break. Haris Seferovic 's second-half goal made it for Niko Kovac's men on the night and on aggregate.

FC Nürnberg Eintracht Frankfurt. Eintracht made a far brighter start than they had in Thursday's first-leg draw , dominating possession and pulling Der Club around their Grundig Stadion.

An early foray forward cost Die Adler an early substitution, though, with Marc Stendera going down on the edge of the box and being replaced by Marco Fabian.

The Mexican made a quick impact, sending a free-kick into the box that Seferovic headed high. The Switzerland striker found space from a Szabolcs Huszti corner soon after, but again his header missed the target.

Fabian then stung Raphael Schäfer 's gloves with a shot before the offside flag went up. Schäfer pushed a Huszti thunderbolt away with half-time approaching and the sides went in scoreless at the interval.